diff --git a/files/internals/functions b/files/internals/functions
index c193e77..ba8c132 100644
--- a/files/internals/functions
+++ b/files/internals/functions
@@ -1675,7 +1675,7 @@ genalert() {
 
 	if [ "$telegram_alert" == "1" ]; then
 		if [ "$type" == "file" ] && [ -f "$file" ]; then
-			telegram_response=$(curl -F "document=@$file" -F "caption=$telegram_file_caption" "https://api.telegram.org/$telegram_bot_token/sendDocument?chat_id=$telegram_channel_id" | grep -oP '^{"ok":true')
+			telegram_response=$(curl -F "document=@$file" -F "caption=$telegram_file_caption" "https://api.telegram.org/bot$telegram_bot_token/sendDocument?chat_id=$telegram_channel_id" | grep -oP '^{"ok":true')
 			if [ "$telegram_response" ]; then
 				eout "{alert} scan report sent to telegram channel: $telegram_channel_id" 0
 			else